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American volleyball player

Linda Chisholm
Personal information
BornLinda Rae Chisholm
December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21) (age 67)
Northridge, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
College / UniversityPepperdine University
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number14
National team
1982–1984 United States
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Peru
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Team

Linda Rae Chisholm (born December 21, 1957) is an American retired volleyball player and silver medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

While representing the United States, Chisholm also won a bronze medal at the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru and a silver medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela.

College

Chisholm played NCAA women's volleyball for the Pepperdine Waves from 1977 to 1979. In 1996, she was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame.

Beach volleyball

Chisholm played beach volleyball from 1980 to 1999. In her career as a beach volleyball player, she won 39 tournaments and $267,000 in prizes.

References

  1. ^ "Linda Chisholm". Olympedia. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. Crowe, Jerry (July 28, 1985). "Members of U.S. Women's Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 26, 2024. (subscription required)
  3. Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Panamerican Games 1983 Caracas (VEN) - 17-26.08 Winner Cuba". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Linda Chisholm". Pepperdine University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Linda Chisholm Carillo". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

External links

United States women's volleyball squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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